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by Aldous Huxley (Author) "A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories ..." (more)
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"Community, Identity, Stability" is the motto of Aldous Huxley's utopian World State. Here everyone consumes daily grams of soma, to fight depression, babies are born in laboratories, and the most popular form of entertainment is a "Feelie," a movie that stimulates the senses of sight, hearing, and touch. Though there is no violence and everyone is provided for, Bernard Marx feels something is missing and senses his relationship with a young women has the potential to be much more than the confines of their existence allow. Huxley foreshadowed many of the practices and gadgets we take for granted today--let's hope the sterility and absence of individuality he predicted aren't yet to come. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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Grade 8 Up-Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a classic science fiction work that continues to be a significant warning to our society today. Tony Britton, the reader, does an excellent job of portraying clinical detachment as the true nature of the human incubators is revealed. The tone lightens during the vacation to the wilderness and the contrast is even more striking. Each character is given a separate personality by Britton's voices. As the story moves from clinical detachment to the human interest of Bernard, the nonconformist, and John, the "Savage," listeners are drawn more deeply into the plot. Finally, the reasoned tones of the Controller explain away all of John's arguments against the civilization, leading to John's death as he cannot reconcile his beliefs to theirs.The abridgement is very well done, and the overall message of the novel is clearly presented. The advanced vocabulary and complex themes lend themselves to class discussion and further research. There is sure to be demand for this classic in schools and public libraries.
Pat Griffith, Schlow Memorial Library, State College, PA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Here it is!, Mar 23 2006
By Kate Black (Edmonton) - See all my reviews
I like books that show the corruption of society: You know the ones I’m talking about—“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” or McCrae’s “Katzenjammer” which exposes corporate greed and New York City’s strageness. So I gravitated naturally to “Brave New World.” A sex-crazed world who thinks it's animal-like to have children naturally. I love the idea of a class system from the super-human double alpha plus to the grovelling Epsilon-Minus. And Soma, "a gramme is better than a damn." The freaky part about that drug is that something very similar to that now. And it doesn't make you happy, but sort of clueless, like an infant curious about the world. My favourite quote is from Benard Marx, as he refers to the way men talk about women, "As if they were a piece of meat."---showing just how bad society has gotten---and it has. And this is why I like Brave New World, even more so than 1984. Whereas Orwell warns of a totalitaranism based on perpetual war causing the poverty of a ration economy at home, Huxley examines a social control built on plenty or an illusion of plenty. One might then say that the works of these two men are opposite sides of the same coin in that Orwell's work is a warning against communist totalitarianism and Huxley's work warns us of a capitalist variant that is just as dangerous and certainly more relevant, at least to our own society.

Must also recommend: Jackson T. McCrae’s “Katzenjammer” which is VERY well-written, funny, disturbing, and informative.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A world of drugs and instant gratification, Jun 9 2009
By SH (Toronto, Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Brave New World (Paperback)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley starts off slow and uninteresting. All sorts of chemicals are named and the description of how the children of A.F. 632 are created and grow up. After the first three chapters, the real story starts and it becomes more interesting.

I did not like how later on in the story, John, a savage, was the main focus. I was hoping that the story would centre on Bernard the entire time. The idea was interesting as to why the world was created to its present state and the reasons why the new humans are told to live in a community. There is no such thing as marriage or seriousness in relationships. There is no such thing as aging or disease or pain over loss. There is great importance placed on how the children are raised to perform their assigned roles.


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It is a world in which humans are not born by mothers, but are created and grow up in the hatchery and conditioning centre. There are different casts to keep the world operating efficiently and keep everyone happy with their jobs. The higher castes are created to be more intelligent, while the lower castes are less intelligent.

Everyone is said to belong to everyone else, thus everyone is encouraged to sleep with as many people they desire. There is a drug called soma that everyone is greatly addicted to, which makes one imagine everything they desire without a headache.

The children are conditioned to have certain beliefs by having a speaker repeat the same lines numerous times for many years while they sleep. Solitude is discouraged, and only reference books are available to the public.

Lenina Crowne has been seeing only one man for the past few months and this behaviour is looked down upon, since promiscuity is encouraged. Bernard Marx, who works at the same place as Lenina, feels that people should not just sleep with anyone else without getting to know them better, because that is what children would do. Another employee is Helmholtz Watson, who feels like there is something missing from his life because he doesn't feel satisfied.

One day Bernard visits a savage reserve and meets John there. John is the child of a woman that was not born of a mother. Bernard becomes interested in John and wants to take him to the outside world. The story then focuses on John, the savage who is obsessed with Shakespeare, and how he reacts to the Brave New World.
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5.0 out of 5 stars God does not change. But people do., Mar 10 2008
By bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brave New World ~ Ppr (Paperback)
We are treated to a glimpse of a possible future world where friendship can still exist. This is a story of a hand full of individuals in a world that emphasizes "Community, Identity, Stability" that find each other and discus subjects that most of the people of that time cold not understand. However we do. Naturally the author Aldous Huxley builds his own scenarios and draws his own conclusions through the characters speeches and description of experimental history.

Bernard Marx who is about to lose his job because he is different (vary different) form those around him, decides to take a vacation to visit the Zuni's. There he meets a misplaced person named John. Together with the help of Bernard's friend Henry they intend to change the world. So they find out the world is incapable of changing.

We get an Ayn Rand type speech from Mustapha Mond one of the world controllers' that helps you realize that in this brave new world the three friends are the anomaly. How can this enigma be solved?

Do not forget to watch the 1998 movie version with Leonard Nimoy as Mustapha Mond.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Such a Profound Read
Aldous Huxley's classic book, "Brave New World," is very interesting and such a profound read. This book should be strongly recommended. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Zadius Sky

5.0 out of 5 stars God does not change. But people do.
We are treated to a glimpse of a possible future world where friendship can still exist. This is a story of a hand full of individuals in a world that emphasizes "Community,... Read more
Published on Nov 9 2007 by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Masterpiece of Satire and So-called Utopia!
It's difficult to believe that Aldous Huxley penned this book at some point prior to its publication year of 1932, because so many issues raised in Brave New World are hot-button... Read more
Published on Jun 3 2006 by John Blair

2.0 out of 5 stars WOW!
This book was okay but it was hard to understand the words and what was happening in this book.
Published on April 5 2006

4.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed by Soumya Mikkilineni
Brave New World was a good book as many modern aspects were taken into consideration. It was different from the other books as it raises curiosity in ones mind as to what's going... Read more
Published on Nov 20 2005 by Soumya Mikkilineni

1.0 out of 5 stars WORST BOOK EVER
I don't know why people liked this book so much. There were no major conflicts in the book at all and therefore the climaxes were terrible. Read more
Published on Aug 23 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book except for the residue...
I was thoroughly pleased with the content of this pseudo-satirical novel. It sufficiently ameliorated my exiguous assumptions that propinquity is ubiquitous. Read more
Published on Jul 28 2005 by Jason G. Gamble

5.0 out of 5 stars FIGHT THE POWER!
With its vivid description of everyday activities such as the "feelie" movies and classification of every human into one of five letter and color groups, Huxley's Brave... Read more
Published on Jul 22 2005 by Steven Morado Stout

5.0 out of 5 stars FIGHT THE POWER!
With its vivid description of everyday activities such as the "feelie" movies and classification of every human into one of five letter and color groups, Huxley's Brave... Read more
Published on Jul 11 2005 by Steven Morado Stout

5.0 out of 5 stars FIGHT THE POWER!
With its vivid description of everyday activities such as the "feelie" movies and classification of every human into one of five letter and color groups, Huxley's Brave... Read more
Published on Jun 27 2005 by Steven Morado Stout

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